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'''John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford''' (c. 1485 – 14 March 1555) was an [[England|English]] royal minister. | '''John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford''' (c. 1485 – 14 March 1555) was an [[England|English]] royal minister. | ||
In | In 1540, King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] seized the [[Convent Garden|garden]] belonging to [[Westminster Abbey]] as part of the {{Wiki|dissolution of the monasteries}} across the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Convent Garden}}</ref> in which the crown forcibly disbanded religious institutions and took their assets.<ref name="DIssolution">{{WP|Dissolution of the monasteries}}</ref> In 1552,<ref name="Wiki"/> the garden land was granted to Russell, though he showed little interest in it and left it unattended.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Covent Garden]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 19:46, 2 May 2022
John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (c. 1485 – 14 March 1555) was an English royal minister.
In 1540, King Henry VIII seized the garden belonging to Westminster Abbey as part of the dissolution of the monasteries across the United Kingdom,[1] in which the crown forcibly disbanded religious institutions and took their assets.[2] In 1552,[1] the garden land was granted to Russell, though he showed little interest in it and left it unattended.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned in Database entry only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Convent Garden on Wikipedia
- ↑ Dissolution of the monasteries on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Covent Garden